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Ivan Rakitic has returned to Barcelona training ahead of Saturday’s Copa del Rey final against Sevilla at the Wanda Metropolitano.
The Croatian has been absent since undergoing surgery on a broken finger sustained in the Champions League defeat to Roma.
Entrenament dels jugadors disponibles del primer equip al camp Tito Vilanova. I.Raktic entrena amb el grup. També entrena Aleñá del @FCBarcelonaB
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona_cat) April 19, 2018
#ForçaBarça pic.twitter.com/53EDPxAjTl
He also seemed happy to be back in action and posted a quick update on Twitter.
Contento por estar de nuevo con el equipo, preparando la final de #CopadelRey ⚽️
— Ivan Rakitic (@ivanrakitic) April 19, 2018
Happy for being back with the team, focused on the final of the Copa del Rey #ForçaBarça pic.twitter.com/T3ke4ZATpz
He is expected to be fit for Saturday’s game with Ernesto Valverde set to name a strong team after making loads of changes for the 2-2 draw with Celta Vigo on Tuesday.